-The Economic Times A late revival of monsoon may have narrowed the rain deficit to single digit (9%) but it is unlikely to help boost food grains production. "There would be a decline in the overall food grains production. There would be some drop in the production of pulses and coarse cereals," said Agriculture Secretary Ashish Bahuguna. He said the indication will start coming after the first advance estimates of the kharif...
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Cipla wins patent case over Tarceva -CH Unnikrishnan
-Live Mint Cipla Ltd won a landmark patent case against Swiss drug maker F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd in the Delhi high court on Friday over the Indian company’s generic copy of lung cancer drug Tarceva after a four-year court battle. Justice Manmohan Singh observed in his 280-page judgement that it had been scientifically proven that Cipla’s generic version was a polymorph B variant of Roche’s patented drug and that it didn’t actually...
More »UPA minister's kin linked to coal block allocation deal
-The Times of India CHENNAI: The DMK has once again landed the UPA government in a spot as the focus now shifts to the family of Union minister of state for information and broadcasting S Jagathrakshakan for their involvement in a company that was awarded a coal block in 2007 despite the fact that it had no track record in the sector. The Jagathrakshakan-owned J R Power Gen Pvt Ltd was barely...
More »Ratings row-Sagnik Dutta
-Frontline The NDTV suit against a media research firm highlights the need for an independent, neutral system of monitoring TV viewing. AS a legal battle between NDTV and TAM Media Research is about to take off in the New York Supreme Court, broadcasters and advertisers in India are going all out to voice their criticism of the methodology adopted by TAM. NDTV filed a suit in the New York State Supreme Court...
More »Commerce ministry to move cabinet note to check export ban on processed food-Amiti Sen
-The Economic Times The commerce ministry will soon move a Cabinet note seeking to allow unrestricted exports of processed food, as it tries to skirt frequent squabbles between ministries over export of farm products. "We have just started working on the note following discussions on the issue with key ministries, including that of food processing," an official told ET. The note will be circulated to all ministries concerned for their comments, the...
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